Type 92 torpedo
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The Type 92 torpedo was a submarine
-launched torpedo
used by the Imperial Japanese Navy
during World War II
. It was 23 in 5 in (7.14 m) in length and 21 inches (53 cm) in diameter. This type of torpedo was battery powered. It could deliver a 660 pound (300 kg) warhead at 30 knots (55 km/h) to a target 7 kilometers (3.8 nautical miles) away.
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
-launched torpedo
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
used by the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was 23 in 5 in (7.14 m) in length and 21 inches (53 cm) in diameter. This type of torpedo was battery powered. It could deliver a 660 pound (300 kg) warhead at 30 knots (55 km/h) to a target 7 kilometers (3.8 nautical miles) away.